FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, November 20, 2000Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 86–85.

Final
PHI114
BOS90
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +24
Final
CHH100
TOR64
Q1 CHH +6; Q2 CHH +18; Q3 CHH +22; Q4 CHH +36
Final
DAL107
UTA98
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +9
Final
DEN95
VAN92
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +3
Final
NJN86
LAC85
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1999–00Nov 20, 1999: 11 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA @ MIL), 40 points.
The lead · NJN @ LAC

New Jersey holds off Clippers, 86–85

New Jersey led 64–56 after three and held on to win by one. Stephon Marbury led New Jersey with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+8+1NJN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2219232286
LAC2415172985
Who led
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31, 20, 28NJN28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 8, 20, 11, 2, 18, 4, 15, 19NJN19 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 6, 25, 10, 18, 16, 21, 27, 24LAC24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Michael OlowokandiPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 2, 14, 6, 4, 4, 14, 2, 14LAC14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DEN @ VAN

Denver leads Vancouver wire to wire

Denver was ahead at every break and won 95–92. Best quarter: the first, 32–30. Antonio McDyess led Denver with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NJN over LAC1DEN over VAN3DAL over UTA9PHI over BOS24CHH over TOR36Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over VAN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 10 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 29

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 10, 20, 12, 9, 7, 26, 16, 29DAL @ UTA · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 33, 31, 32, 41, 24, 31, 20, 28NJN @ LAC · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 29, 23, 28, 18, 17, 22, 19, 26PHI @ BOS · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 7, 25, 18, 31, 18, 21, 17, 25CHH @ TOR · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 6, 25, 10, 18, 16, 21, 27, 24LAC vs NJN · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 5, 9, 2, 9, 4, 6, 0, 22BOS vs PHI · L
5.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST